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. >>> pictures from southern afghanistans. u.s. marines and afghan security forces are conducting joint operations against the taliban. thursday the troops used helicopters to fly in search of taliban fighters. the current plan is for afghan forces to take over the country's security by 2014. >>> two people were killed when their plane crashed into an unoccupied hospital building in watsonville, california. the plane struck the building shortly after takeoff apparently as the pilot was trying to clear a line of fog. >>> economists look for positive unemployment numbers being released today. >>> plus it's raining? no, not quite, it's pouring in denver, a sudden cloud burst swamps the mile high city. first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> from nasa's first mission to now the final shuttle flight, we'll look at how cbs news and walter cronkite covered the space race for the last 50 years, that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." we all have internal plumbing. but for some of us with overactive bladd
. >>> pictures from southern afghanistans. u.s. marines and afghan security forces are conducting joint operations against the taliban. thursday the troops used helicopters to fly in search of taliban fighters. the current plan is for afghan forces to take over the country's security by 2014. >>> two people were killed when their plane crashed into an unoccupied hospital building in watsonville, california. the plane struck the building shortly after takeoff apparently as the...
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president bush reshaped the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and today, president obama not only gave his thanks, he surprised gates by giving him the nation's highest civilian award, the medal of freedom. gates' served eight presidents in a career that took him through the ranks of the cia and into the pentagon in late 2006. >> bob, today you're not only one of the longest zash serving secretaries of defense in american history, but it is also clear that you've been one of the best. >> i'm just saying here, that i will think of these young warriors, the one who is fought. the ones who keep on fighting, the ones who never made it back until the end of my days. >> and emotional bob gates and monterrey native leon panetta takes his place as defense secretary tomorrow and general david petraeus was confirmed to take panetta's place as cia director. >>> changing the way you buy alcohol. new restrictions that could be coming to a grocery store near you. >>> tsa employees under fire this week for searching an elderly woman's diaper but today more que
president bush reshaped the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and today, president obama not only gave his thanks, he surprised gates by giving him the nation's highest civilian award, the medal of freedom. gates' served eight presidents in a career that took him through the ranks of the cia and into the pentagon in late 2006. >> bob, today you're not only one of the longest zash serving secretaries of defense in american history, but it is also clear that you've been one of the best....
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is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in turbans. there are checkpoints all across kabul. it's common to pull people out of vehicles, to frisk them and search the vehicles themselves but as you can see, it's incredibly uncommon to search under a turban. to remove a turban in public would be considered an insult. it was an explosive-laden turban that killed the kandahar mayor yesterday. and just last week, koofi herself was invited to a gathering where two people were killed. have you changed any way that you go about life because of these threats? >> i did a little bit. but, you know, when it comes to assassination and plann
is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in...
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the group iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, which has been advocating for more mental health programs for veterans, called the president's action long overdue. >> while we think this is a positive first step, i think a lot more needs to be done, that the white house really needs to redouble its resolve to addressing this suicide epidemic head on. >> would not try to seek honor, nor was he being a coward. >> reporter: if anyone can be credited with changing the policy it's greg and janet keesling, they have been fighting for the change since 2009. that's the year their son, 25-year-old army specialist chance keesling, killed himself on his second tour in iraq. they say acknowledgement from the president gives them some comfort. >> he was a good soldier. so i think that's the part that i want to know that the country appreciates, that he fought, he did everything he was asked to do. >> reporter: but there are still military families who will not be receiving condolence letters. the policy change does not include suicide or training accidents here in the united states. >> pelley
the group iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, which has been advocating for more mental health programs for veterans, called the president's action long overdue. >> while we think this is a positive first step, i think a lot more needs to be done, that the white house really needs to redouble its resolve to addressing this suicide epidemic head on. >> would not try to seek honor, nor was he being a coward. >> reporter: if anyone can be credited with changing the policy...
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to the troops, some of whom asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, as he traveled through afghanistan, whether they will still get paid if the u.s. coffers run dry. he told them, "i honestly can't answer that." how can you even allow these soldiers to wonder whether they're going to get paid? >> i think senator mcconnell and i are both cefd that we're going to be able to come to some agreement with the white house and end this impasse. >> reporter: but, again, democratic leaders dispute that, and in fact, when house minority leader nancy pelosi was returning from the white house this evening, we asked her what she thought of mcconnell's aserks that they were close to a deal, and she said to us, "i don't even know what you're talking about. " russ. >> mitchell: let's talk about the tea party. where are the tea party members in all of this. >> reporter: most likely,erous, they're not going to be happy with whatever gets agreed tot last minute by the white house and democratic and republican leaders. that's because they're going to be looking to bring forward a coalition of moderates fro
to the troops, some of whom asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, as he traveled through afghanistan, whether they will still get paid if the u.s. coffers run dry. he told them, "i honestly can't answer that." how can you even allow these soldiers to wonder whether they're going to get paid? >> i think senator mcconnell and i are both cefd that we're going to be able to come to some agreement with the white house and end this impasse. >> reporter: but, again,...
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of the new secretary of defense in afghanistan with a striking new assessment of al qaeda. >>> final edition for a tabloid caught up in its own scandal. is there more to come? >>> and royal treatment. will and kate bring their charming style to the u.s. carrying on a long family tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. betty ford, a former dancer, stay-at-home mom of four, and wife of a michigan congressman, never could have imaged the strange circumstances that in 1974 would land her and her husband, gerald ford, into the white house, but for a role she was unprepared for, first lady of the united states, she made a lot of it and changed thousands if not millions of lives in the process. betty ford died last night in california at the age of 93. she was known for speaking her mind, even when it didn't jive with her husband's political agenda, but she is best remembered for putting a public face to some awfully personal struggles and inspiring americans, particularly women, in ways no other first lady had. at the ford museum in grand rapids, michigan
of the new secretary of defense in afghanistan with a striking new assessment of al qaeda. >>> final edition for a tabloid caught up in its own scandal. is there more to come? >>> and royal treatment. will and kate bring their charming style to the u.s. carrying on a long family tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. betty ford, a former dancer, stay-at-home mom of four, and wife of a michigan congressman, never could have imaged...
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central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. how long were they in? >> it was probably a matter of months. >> reporter: they were a matter of months undetectd? >> yes. >> reporter: that must have been a wake-up call. >> it was a wakeup call and it led us to the creation of the cyber command to try to organize our defenses. this can't be a pickup game. >> reporter: cyber command is located inside the headquarters of the top-secret national security agency. cbs news gotten a exclusive look at the new command's operations center. there's a war going on out there in cyberspace and this is its nerve center. cyberspace is now just like air, land, and sea-- one more theater in which the u.s. military has to fight. >> there's been very few weapons-- probably no weapons in the history of warfare-- that have been developed and not used. >> reporter: right now, only states like china and russia have the capability to launch a cyber attack that could take down this country's power grid or banking system. but once a rogue state or terrorist group with no stake in
central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. how long were they in? >> it was probably a matter of months. >> reporter: they were a matter of months undetectd? >> yes. >> reporter: that must have been a wake-up call. >> it was a wakeup call and it led us to the creation of the cyber command to try to organize our defenses. this can't be a pickup game. >> reporter: cyber command is located inside the headquarters of the top-secret national...
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. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an entrepreneur and a dressmakers because there was nothing else women were to able to do. >> host: the interesting thing is she had never sewn before and became a successful dressmaker. >> guest: in the course of spending years going back and forth in afghanistan writing the book which i really think celebrates the unsung heroines whose stories are never told during the war. what i learned is that she realized pretty quickly on that she was actually sort of lousy seamstress but she was a really good businesswoman, and the seamstresses kept coming to her house, the young and girls who knew the families were counti
. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an...
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big fight will be about the economy in america which is a sad thing because we are killing people in afghanistan everyday and in iraq and there's these offers propping up. what i'm saying through the book where i would approach it is we need to change ourselves. we need to change the way we see the government and we need to be involved at least 90 minutes every day in the policy to make a difference because nothing else is when to matter except us being involved. it doesn't matter who's elected or in power but the people in the united states are involved every day in what they think is best for themselves and their fellow citizens, then we will have a better country. >> host: this is the book we are talking dhaka, "twelve steps toward political
big fight will be about the economy in america which is a sad thing because we are killing people in afghanistan everyday and in iraq and there's these offers propping up. what i'm saying through the book where i would approach it is we need to change ourselves. we need to change the way we see the government and we need to be involved at least 90 minutes every day in the policy to make a difference because nothing else is when to matter except us being involved. it doesn't matter who's elected...
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the bride married her soldier husband while he's serving in afghanistan, all happened over the phone with a little help from his mom. we'll meet the bride, her new mother-in-law and the mother of the bride, they're all with us this morning. >> a couple of good storiy ieyi coming up. >>> one month since google plus has added $45 billion to the company's bottom line but the web giant is not the only company making big moves and big bucks in social media. there's a brother and sister operation that simply began as a way for them to make new friends. the halls of high school, places where friendships are forged, memories are made and later remembered in the pages of a yearbook. >> it wasn't a small school but a lot of people had been there since kindergarten. the friends were solidified and hard to push your way into them. >> when catherine and david cook raf transferred to a new high school it served as a reminder of everything they missed. >> i saw it as a way of finding out people in classes. when we got the idea it would be awesome to have a yearbook that's constantly updated. >> the
the bride married her soldier husband while he's serving in afghanistan, all happened over the phone with a little help from his mom. we'll meet the bride, her new mother-in-law and the mother of the bride, they're all with us this morning. >> a couple of good storiy ieyi coming up. >>> one month since google plus has added $45 billion to the company's bottom line but the web giant is not the only company making big moves and big bucks in social media. there's a brother and...
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in afghanistan the funeral of ahmed wali karzai half brother of afghanistan's president during the burial hamid karzai wept and stepped in the grave to move his body. hamid karzai was shot and killed by a trusted associate, while traveling the funeral the governor was targeted with a roadside bomb but was not hurt. >>> police in eastern afghanistan said a bomber struck a french convoy one day after french president knick cass sarkozy visited the area. >>> u.s. airports are not secure enough. homeland security documents to be released today show there have been 25,000 security breaches since november 2001. congressman chaffetz calls that stunningly high but represents a fraction of 1% of the billions streamed. >>> golf may have a new superstar in the making, a young lady with the unlikely name of reagan kennedy. 6 years old and a few days ago she made a hole in one, it was on a par 3, 85-yard hole in bloomington, illinois, a lob wedge for chris wragge. >> noise, jeff. >> three times in a row, and it went in the hole. >> that's it, put that in perspective, rory mcilroy, 22-year-old winner o
in afghanistan the funeral of ahmed wali karzai half brother of afghanistan's president during the burial hamid karzai wept and stepped in the grave to move his body. hamid karzai was shot and killed by a trusted associate, while traveling the funeral the governor was targeted with a roadside bomb but was not hurt. >>> police in eastern afghanistan said a bomber struck a french convoy one day after french president knick cass sarkozy visited the area. >>> u.s. airports are not...
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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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he refused to deploy to afghanistan because of his religious beliefs and applied for a discharge as a conscientious object. >> if you feel that being in the military, violates your conscience, use this army regulation because that's what it's here for. >> abdu went awol after he was charged with possessing child pornography. he said he wanted to attack fellow soldiers outside fort hood. this is the same military base were 13 people were killed in a 2009 shooting spree. >>> a street party today for lady gaga put on by jimmy kimmel has los angeles police very nervous. a riot broke out the other day for a similar event. a dejay tweeted he was holding a block party and it got out of hand and police had to arrest several people. lady gaga's concert will go on but security will be extra tight and fingers crossed everything will go smoothly. >> back in a moment. stay with us. "raise the debt ceiling". >> if you look at the chart and examine the trend we borrow 40 cents of every single dollar we spend. do you have a comment for committee? raise the debt ceiling ♪ >> he's getting there. an a
he refused to deploy to afghanistan because of his religious beliefs and applied for a discharge as a conscientious object. >> if you feel that being in the military, violates your conscience, use this army regulation because that's what it's here for. >> abdu went awol after he was charged with possessing child pornography. he said he wanted to attack fellow soldiers outside fort hood. this is the same military base were 13 people were killed in a 2009 shooting spree. >>>...
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bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president obama manage the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have done a number of stories here about hackers breaking into the computers of major banks and even governments. but turns out there is a little- known crime wave in this country, with cyber thieves reaching into thousands of places you wouldn't expect and carrying away a fortune. armen keteyian has been investigating. >> through him, with him, in him... >> reporter: at st. ambrose cathedral in des moines, iowa, midday holds special meaning. >> it's gone. and so you have to take a deep breath and you have to trust in the lord. >> reporter: what was gone-- all gone-- says bishop richard pates was more than $680,000 the diocese had just raised to help the homeless and abused women, swiped in a covert attack by hackers. >> why would they do it at a particular time when we had the greatest amount of funds available? >> reporter: the iowa heist is part of the latest wave of cyber crime, account takeover fraud. in it, crime gangs-- many located in eastern europe-- target small towns, c
bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president obama manage the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have done a number of stories here about hackers breaking into the computers of major banks and even governments. but turns out there is a little- known crime wave in this country, with cyber thieves reaching into thousands of places you wouldn't expect and carrying away a fortune. armen keteyian has been investigating. >> through him, with him, in him... >> reporter: at...
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. >>> general david petraeus handed over forces in afghanistan today to general john allen. petraeus steps down after one year in charge of 140,000 international troops in the country. he's retiring from the army to become director of the cia. he will see the draw down of u.s. forces that started earlier this month. >>> under scoring the continued violence in afghanistan while the hand over ceremony was taking place in kabul. three native troops were killed. nato did not identify the nationalities of the troops killed. most of the troops in the east are american. >>> police near san diego are investigating two deaths at the mansion of a pharmaceutical ceo. six-year-old mack died yesterday almost a week after falling down the stairs of the mansion of his father. two days after the boy's fall, jonas' girlfriend was found dead hanging nude from a balcony with her hands and feet bound. they have not ruled out suicide in the girlfriend's death and have not found a connection between the two. neighbors are concerned. >> it's a surprise absolutely. we think of ourselves as a sleepy
. >>> general david petraeus handed over forces in afghanistan today to general john allen. petraeus steps down after one year in charge of 140,000 international troops in the country. he's retiring from the army to become director of the cia. he will see the draw down of u.s. forces that started earlier this month. >>> under scoring the continued violence in afghanistan while the hand over ceremony was taking place in kabul. three native troops were killed. nato did not...
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. >>> pennetta is taking on the challenge of battling militants in afghanistan and pakistan as the u.s. prepares to drawdown troops in the region. yesterday he landed in kabul where he assured karzai. >> i assured him that the u.s. is committed to the long-term security of the afghan people and that our goal here is to insure that if afghanistan is stable in the future, and can secure, defend and govern itself so that it can never again become a safe haven for al qaeda and it's militant allies. >>> the word added a new nation this weekend. south sudan was recognized as the newest african country. you see the flag there being raised. independence comes after years of fighting between the islamic government and predominantly christian south. the reverend franklin graham spent time in the country and tells us the fight something far from over there. >> there is a lot of work that needs to be done. right now you have the mountains being attacked, and bombing the civilians as we sit here today. when we were celebrating peace yesterday, his air force was bombing. >> he attended the inaugurat
. >>> pennetta is taking on the challenge of battling militants in afghanistan and pakistan as the u.s. prepares to drawdown troops in the region. yesterday he landed in kabul where he assured karzai. >> i assured him that the u.s. is committed to the long-term security of the afghan people and that our goal here is to insure that if afghanistan is stable in the future, and can secure, defend and govern itself so that it can never again become a safe haven for al qaeda and it's...
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no comment on from the syrian government, elsewhere however, the newest secretary of defense is in afghanistan today. leon panetta says that he's on the run. he met with general david petraeus. >>> and independence day celebrations continued well into the night on the capitol's newest country. we draw your naps of africa, south sudan is an independent nation. i had the opportunity to speak to two people, both from the sudan, both of them fled the wars in their homeland and have made the u.s. home. well, like us, they watch history unfold this weekend in south sudan. listen to their reactions. >>> half of me is empty, half of me is excited. the emptiness is the people that i have lost. you know, for this war. i have lost a lot of relatives, lost a lot of friends, and so the emptiness is there, but the excitement to be able to see that we are free and to be able to see that our people worked so hard, you know, to get our generation free is very good. >> it is hard to look forward without looking back, 2 million people killed over a 50-year span of civil wars. you and i saw two years ago, how har
no comment on from the syrian government, elsewhere however, the newest secretary of defense is in afghanistan today. leon panetta says that he's on the run. he met with general david petraeus. >>> and independence day celebrations continued well into the night on the capitol's newest country. we draw your naps of africa, south sudan is an independent nation. i had the opportunity to speak to two people, both from the sudan, both of them fled the wars in their homeland and have made...
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in afghanistan, forces have handed over security to the afghan police and the army. the handover ceremony took place with the british officers have been since 2006. this is one area gradually placed under government control. our defense correspondent was at the ceremony and filed this report. >> a moment of national pride. afghans taking responsibility for their own security. this ceremony showing that they are up for the job. but the british soldiers still have concerns, about corruption within the afghan police. >> some allegations of corruption, what we're trying to do is eradicate this. we are trying to push the locals away. >> even if afghanistan routes out the corruption, -- this is another province that was just handed over. there has been little fighting here, over the past 10 years. >> bombs and bullets are not the biggest killers, this is diarrhea and malnutrition. >> after the withdrawal of the nato forces -- >> the pressure is on the government to win the trust of its own people. >> there'll be lots of questions and concerns. our hope is to change that in
in afghanistan, forces have handed over security to the afghan police and the army. the handover ceremony took place with the british officers have been since 2006. this is one area gradually placed under government control. our defense correspondent was at the ceremony and filed this report. >> a moment of national pride. afghans taking responsibility for their own security. this ceremony showing that they are up for the job. but the british soldiers still have concerns, about corruption...
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. >>> in afghanistan there's been an explosion at a memorial after at the slain brother of hamid karzai. the government says a senior cleric was killed and 11 others wounded. ahmed wali karzai, a powerful political presence in kandahar, was killed this week at home by an associate. president hamid karzai was not at today's service. >>> indian officials say they have no leads in yesterday's deadly bombing in mumbai. three bombs exploded during rush hour killing at least 17 and wounded 131 people. police say there was no warning and no group has claimed responsibility for that. in 2008, terrorists killed 166 people during a siege that lasted several days. >>> u.s. lawmakers have asked the attorney general to investigate rupert murdoch. they want to know if murdoch's company broke any u.s. laws for allegedly bribing police in the phone hacking scandal that forced murdoch to close his largest paper. mean dock pulled the plug on a it is 12 billion business deal. elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see, media titan rupert murdoch in retrea
. >>> in afghanistan there's been an explosion at a memorial after at the slain brother of hamid karzai. the government says a senior cleric was killed and 11 others wounded. ahmed wali karzai, a powerful political presence in kandahar, was killed this week at home by an associate. president hamid karzai was not at today's service. >>> indian officials say they have no leads in yesterday's deadly bombing in mumbai. three bombs exploded during rush hour killing at least 17 and...
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. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for the president of his half brother. four people were killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. the bomber concealed explosives in his turban. >>> officials for mumbai, india, a bomber killed at least 17 people, among the targets the city opera house and a popular marketplace. no one has claimed responsibility yet. pakistani militants killed 166 people in a larger attack three years ago. >>> in libya, it's been tough going for rebel fighter this is week trying to close in on tripoli, and secretary of state hillary clinton will be in turkey today for a meeting on nato's air campaign. cbs news correspondent mark phillips reports from western libya. >> reporter: the situation has changed again this morning, these are rebel fighters have retaken the town of qualesh. yesterday afternoon and through the evening though the rebel forces came back and have driven the gadhafi forces about four miles or so down the road that way. one difference today is, you can't hear it right now but a few minutes ago the sound of jets
. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber attacked a memorial service for the president of his half brother. four people were killed including a muslim cleric and a young child. the bomber concealed explosives in his turban. >>> officials for mumbai, india, a bomber killed at least 17 people, among the targets the city opera house and a popular marketplace. no one has claimed responsibility yet. pakistani militants killed 166 people in a larger attack three years ago. >>>...
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he was also one of the most powerful men in southern afghanistan. it's alleged that he played a prominent role in the afghanistan drug trade. >>> the united states has formally protested and sharply condemned yesterday's attack on the u.s. embassy in syria. the u.s. said about 300 protesters breached the embassy wall in damascus, chanting anti-american slogans before marine guards regained control. the mob broke windows and spray-painted embassy walls but there were no injuries. the u.s. ambassador's residence was also attacked. secretary of state hillary clinton said president bashar al assad is not serious about reform, and not indispensable. >> from our perspective, he has lost legitimacy, he has failed to deliver on the promises he's made. he has sought and accepted aid from the iranians as to how to repress his own people. >> the french embassy was also attacked. three embassy employees were injured. >>> an online activist group says it's hacked a major u.s. contractor, stealing tens of thousands of military passwords. the group, called anonymo
he was also one of the most powerful men in southern afghanistan. it's alleged that he played a prominent role in the afghanistan drug trade. >>> the united states has formally protested and sharply condemned yesterday's attack on the u.s. embassy in syria. the u.s. said about 300 protesters breached the embassy wall in damascus, chanting anti-american slogans before marine guards regained control. the mob broke windows and spray-painted embassy walls but there were no injuries. the...
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billion for the pentagon's primary budget another one hundred and nineteen billion for the wars in afghanistan and iraq and that does not include any downsizing quite the opposite that boosts the pentagon's budget by seventeen billion dollars so that includes five point nine billion to buy thirty two of lockheed martin's after thirty five joint strike fighters fifteen point one billion to build ten navy ships and a three point three billion for twenty eight of boeing's f. eighteen super hornet fighter jets and the whole bill also doesn't include funds for u.s. nuclear weapons programs or military construction which usually come in other bills and end up adding about thirty three billion dollars more to the fan spending so it looks like congress has said sorry america your social security your medicare and medicaid have probably got to go because the pentagon needs more jets here to discuss this with me as lawrence wilkerson retired u.s. army colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell our thanks so much for being on the show as always well gosh this sounds like it's a fun day to be at th
billion for the pentagon's primary budget another one hundred and nineteen billion for the wars in afghanistan and iraq and that does not include any downsizing quite the opposite that boosts the pentagon's budget by seventeen billion dollars so that includes five point nine billion to buy thirty two of lockheed martin's after thirty five joint strike fighters fifteen point one billion to build ten navy ships and a three point three billion for twenty eight of boeing's f. eighteen super hornet...
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take our enemies from the stone-age villages in afghanistan, fly them halfway across the world and drop them into an extra governmental space, neither american nor the battlefield. herein using unchecked executive power in an act of blistering self-critical texturalization, not to mention some of those guys look like they got wrapped up by cristo. so i say, forget marine abromovich, forget lori anderson, the greatest performance artists of our generation are these two guys. we'll be right back. [applause] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a pulitzer prize winning journalist who recently admitted he's an illegal immigrant, so i will pay him half of the nothing i pay my guests. please welcome jose antonio vargas. [cheering and applause] hey. mr. vargas, thanks so much for coming on. all right, sir. you are a journalist, true? >> yes, yes, i am. >> stephen: san francisco chronicle, new yorker, washington post, part of the post's pulitzer prize winning tea party for coverage of the virginia tech massacre, and in june you wrote an essay for the
take our enemies from the stone-age villages in afghanistan, fly them halfway across the world and drop them into an extra governmental space, neither american nor the battlefield. herein using unchecked executive power in an act of blistering self-critical texturalization, not to mention some of those guys look like they got wrapped up by cristo. so i say, forget marine abromovich, forget lori anderson, the greatest performance artists of our generation are these two guys. we'll be right back....
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the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of white house wear this uniform have one answer. yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans, as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp and ceremony, but lashkagar is considered one of the most volatile places that will be in afghan control. the real test will be if afghan forces can control the city on their own without foreign troops jumping back in to help. a top u.s. diplomat admitted it was too soon to count the taliban out. >> the gains that have been made are potentially reversible, but today is an important step forward for afghanistan. >> reporter: most of helmand will still be controlled by foreign forces. but the exit strategy was plain to see. even choreographed as british and u.s. troops marched off and the afghans rolled in. mand
the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of white house wear this uniform have one answer. yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans, as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp...
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to come to its because there are some figures out there is also that say that our wars in iraq and afghanistan have cost us three point seven trillion dollars and counting and that pretty soon that will be up over fortunately i mean it really is is there a god willing it's there it's insane as one congressman said to me when i was testifying before the senate foreign relations committee and almost knocked me off my chair it doesn't matter colonel we can print more. and that's the attitude and that's what's been going on now what has been happening is that while they have pretty easily get to pass a new defense budget at least the house of representatives there has been a little bit of a tussle and bustle over a few democrats that are coming out and try to block funds try to tie obama's hands when it came to afghanistan and bringing troops home of course that is because it has once again tried to tie the president's hands when it came to libya and all of that failed but the one thing they did pass was. bill that barred arming was supplying weapons to training the rebels in libya but already doi
to come to its because there are some figures out there is also that say that our wars in iraq and afghanistan have cost us three point seven trillion dollars and counting and that pretty soon that will be up over fortunately i mean it really is is there a god willing it's there it's insane as one congressman said to me when i was testifying before the senate foreign relations committee and almost knocked me off my chair it doesn't matter colonel we can print more. and that's the attitude and...
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the family plans to move back to their native afghanistan. the dad says they may be safer there. >> tonight five people, including three kids, are recovering after a freak accident in southeast. >> the tree fell and limb, you know. >> a huge tree branch fell on the victims while they were in garfield park this afternoon. they were there for a vacation bible camp when the branch just came crashing down. emergency crews took three kids and two adults to the hospital for treatment. >> they were playing under the tree. just playing. the tree just cracked. a big crack. and the whole branch just came down. there was about ten of them under there. >> that is a big branch. well, that group was from the people's church of 8th street and southeast. people that inspected the tree said there were no obvious signs the tree was going to fail. no weather factor. park trees are regularly pruned. it is estimated to be at least 100 years old. >>> an update now on the accused drunken driver caught on camera by a 9news now photographer. our own kurt brooks was o
the family plans to move back to their native afghanistan. the dad says they may be safer there. >> tonight five people, including three kids, are recovering after a freak accident in southeast. >> the tree fell and limb, you know. >> a huge tree branch fell on the victims while they were in garfield park this afternoon. they were there for a vacation bible camp when the branch just came crashing down. emergency crews took three kids and two adults to the hospital for...
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british air force commander said he needed more money to sustain these campaigns in libya and also in afghanistan do you think there is a moral vacuum in westminster that causes these kinds of things to happen that the government would cut spending at home and to enjoy another war abroad while i think there isn't any political consistency quite clearly we've been told there were so strapped for cash everything that we hold dear has to be slashed and yet we can still talk about renewing and fighting wars overseas irrespective of the cost my own view is that the war in afghanistan and the current war in libya are wrong and misjudged what people claim are about and we should actually find a way out of those pretty quickly not make the situation in those countries worse as well as of the same time take valuable resources going to schools and hospitals and finally your opposite number at unison the country's biggest union is stressing this wave of industrial action that carries on. are you prepared to join. yes we want more and more people to be involved not because we want to be on strike but because
british air force commander said he needed more money to sustain these campaigns in libya and also in afghanistan do you think there is a moral vacuum in westminster that causes these kinds of things to happen that the government would cut spending at home and to enjoy another war abroad while i think there isn't any political consistency quite clearly we've been told there were so strapped for cash everything that we hold dear has to be slashed and yet we can still talk about renewing and...
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tony just found out that his son james who died in afghanistan in 2006 may not only have had his cell phone hacked into, but also his e-mail. >> they have hacked into a dead soldier, it's despicable. what else would you say? what on earth did they think they were going to find? >> reporter: in the words of the prime minister, people trust the police to protect them, politicians to represent them and the news to inform them. these people have been failed by all three. >>> in the middle east where fridays are typically the biggest day for protests, following friday prayers, hundreds of thousands were out on the streets of syria again demanding regime change, and in egypt, protesters are back in the streets, back in tahrir square. it's been five months now since mubarak was forced out, we were there to cover it. there was so much hope back then, but there's now growing anger over the pace of change and growing concern over who holds the power. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel finds himself back in tahrir square once again tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: we certa
tony just found out that his son james who died in afghanistan in 2006 may not only have had his cell phone hacked into, but also his e-mail. >> they have hacked into a dead soldier, it's despicable. what else would you say? what on earth did they think they were going to find? >> reporter: in the words of the prime minister, people trust the police to protect them, politicians to represent them and the news to inform them. these people have been failed by all three. >>> in...
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. >>> in afghanistan, a precision air strike today killed a leader of a militant network that's believed responsible for this week's attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul. the hacani network has ties to the taliban and al-qaida and is now one of the biggest threats to civility in afghanistan. 20 people died in the hotel siege including all nine militants. >>> right now checks are made every hour at schools in japan. many japanese continue to be concerned about radiation levels from the plant despite assurances from the government that exposure levels are within acceptable limits. >>> san francisco city attorney says a november ballot measure that would you law circumcision of children is unconstitutional. jewish and muslim leaders have denounced the proposed circumcision ban. >>> smokers who receive five text messages a day encouraging them not to smoke were twice as likely to quit. 10.7% remained smoke free six months later, more than double the rate of those who never received cell phone reminders. the cdc says it usually takes several attempts before someone can quit smoking.
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. >> president obama awarded the medal of honor to an army ranger who served in afghanistan. in 2008 sergeant first class leroy pea tree and his team were sh shot. his heroic acts saved the lives of two of his comrades. >> whenever you have a chance or opportunity to thank them, shake their hand, give them a pat on the back for the job they've done because they've earned it, that's the greatest reward any service member can get is a simple thank you. >> insurgesergeant petrie is thd to receive the nation's highest military award. we'll have more of him coming up on "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if
. >> president obama awarded the medal of honor to an army ranger who served in afghanistan. in 2008 sergeant first class leroy pea tree and his team were sh shot. his heroic acts saved the lives of two of his comrades. >> whenever you have a chance or opportunity to thank them, shake their hand, give them a pat on the back for the job they've done because they've earned it, that's the greatest reward any service member can get is a simple thank you. >> insurgesergeant petrie...
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you have been in the mountains of afghanistan. you saw 10 or 15 of your brothers killed before your eyes and many more wounded. you come back. there is a domestic problem at home. you get out of the service and you are despondent. you disappear. we have a lot of homeless veterans who are just trying to get away from it all. we have to reach out to them and do what we can for them. then we will have our hospitals. walter reed, bethesda, balboa. these are great hospitals. with all of the problems we had a while back with all of these returning wounded at walter reed, if i were injured, i would want to be at walter reed. they have an exceptional staff there. i think they were overwhelmed at that time. "the washington post" discover some of those issues. we are taking good care in the hospital of our wounded veterans. what happens when they get out? what happens to a man who has lost both arms and both legs? what happens to somebody like that if the community does not reach out and take care of them? i would encourage communities all
you have been in the mountains of afghanistan. you saw 10 or 15 of your brothers killed before your eyes and many more wounded. you come back. there is a domestic problem at home. you get out of the service and you are despondent. you disappear. we have a lot of homeless veterans who are just trying to get away from it all. we have to reach out to them and do what we can for them. then we will have our hospitals. walter reed, bethesda, balboa. these are great hospitals. with all of the problems...
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military medic serving in afghanistan. the oldest medic serving in afghanistan. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free and save on refills at 3q take the finish challenge. i'm robin sue
military medic serving in afghanistan. the oldest medic serving in afghanistan. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting...
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he's a marine sergeant who's been deployed in afghanistan since january. obviously a picture-perfect moment there. it's like better than if luke skywalker had walked in. >> his own superhero. >> exactly. pretty amazing stuff. we'll be right back with more "world news now." let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp p medicare supplement insuranc. plus you'll get th
he's a marine sergeant who's been deployed in afghanistan since january. obviously a picture-perfect moment there. it's like better than if luke skywalker had walked in. >> his own superhero. >> exactly. pretty amazing stuff. we'll be right back with more "world news now." let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about...
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. >>> in afghanistan, a precision air strike today killed a leader of a militant network that's believed responsible for this week's attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul. the hacani network has ties to the taliban and al-qaida and is now one of the biggest threats to civility in afghanistan. 20 people died in the hotel siege including all nine militants. >>> right now checks are made every hour at schools in japan. many japanese continue to be concerned about radiation levels from the plant despite assurances from the government that exposure levels are within acceptable limits. >>> san francisco city attorney says a november ballot measure that would you law circumcision of children is unconstitutional. jewish and muslim leaders have denounced the proposed circumcision ban. >>> smokers who receive five text messages a day encouraging them not to smoke were twice as likely to quit. 10.7% remained smoke free six months later, more than double the rate of those who never received cell phone reminders. the cdc says it usually takes several attempts before someone can quit smoking.
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i would have made a different decision about afghanistan. i would have gone with joe biden's plan but i don't know everything and they know things i don't know. the fact is the choice is not between war and peace. it is between war and massacres in many cases and i am hopeful this will prevent a massacre and prevent war at the same time. it is anti intellectual and bears a moral -- to act as if you know that one evil is better than another. it is impossible to know that. [applause] >> not that i have anything against masturbation. >> one final question and we will have been in up to the audience. looking forward to 2012 with the possibility of a takeover of all three branches of government by the republicans. can democrats afford to squabble? is this a time to close the reins and support the president? how much fighting can progressives have over the next couple years? >> i wouldn't use the word fighting. what you do is you work to draw issues into the political debate such as it is. on afghanistan jim mcgoverned from massachusetts and a goo
i would have made a different decision about afghanistan. i would have gone with joe biden's plan but i don't know everything and they know things i don't know. the fact is the choice is not between war and peace. it is between war and massacres in many cases and i am hopeful this will prevent a massacre and prevent war at the same time. it is anti intellectual and bears a moral -- to act as if you know that one evil is better than another. it is impossible to know that. [applause] >> not...
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. >> general david petraeus hands over command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan to general john allen. transferring responsibility for the nearly ten-year war. general allen saying he will support the campaign to draw down u.s. forces and transition some areas to afghan control but acknowledges that it will not be easy. >> there will be tough days ahead. and i have no illusions about the challenges we will face. challenges we will face together. >> generalá6 petraeus who commanded international forces in afghanistan for one year is retiring from the military, to become the director of the central intelligence agencagenc. >>> an extreme heat wave is spreading across the country. heat advisories and warnings in place from texas to michigan as temperatures and humidity send the heat index soaring into triple digits in areas. the blistering heat is expected to move east. with no end in sight, cities are opening cooling centers and warning residents to be aware of signs of heatstroke. >>> harry potter cast its biggest spell yet on movie sw goers. the eighth andá final part sha
. >> general david petraeus hands over command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan to general john allen. transferring responsibility for the nearly ten-year war. general allen saying he will support the campaign to draw down u.s. forces and transition some areas to afghan control but acknowledges that it will not be easy. >> there will be tough days ahead. and i have no illusions about the challenges we will face. challenges we will face together. >> generalá6...
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war in afghanistan. after a norwegian newspaper reprinted cartoons of the prophet mohammed in 2006, once again al qaeda called for revenge. then last july, three alleged al qaeda operatives were arrested inside norway for plotting to hit targets there. but i have to say, there have been no claims of responsibility u.s. officials say right now there's no solid evidence this is al qaeda. there's a wide field of suspects including political radicals. >> schieffer: okay. well, thank you very much, bob. bob orr in washington. well, yes, it is july, and it's supposed to be hot in july. but it's hard to remember it being this hot. today the east coast got a full dose of the heat wave that's blamed for 34 deaths nationwide. in new york and atlantic city, the temperature actually hit 104. baltimore and washington saw 105. and it felt a lot hotter. here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: in the last week, 1,472 temperature records have been set or tied across the country. newark, new jersey, hit 108 degrees, the highest
war in afghanistan. after a norwegian newspaper reprinted cartoons of the prophet mohammed in 2006, once again al qaeda called for revenge. then last july, three alleged al qaeda operatives were arrested inside norway for plotting to hit targets there. but i have to say, there have been no claims of responsibility u.s. officials say right now there's no solid evidence this is al qaeda. there's a wide field of suspects including political radicals. >> schieffer: okay. well, thank you very...
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in states to raise the issue of afghanistan. you do it to give space to issues, not to tackle president obama, but to say put this, you know, you got to pick this up. you got to -- we're trying to change what we believe is a policy underminding your possibility as a reform president. we work hard to elect more progressive people in the congress m i'm not for primariment i think it is a destructive responsibility in 2012. you build in 2016, work to elect as many progressives into the congress and state legislatures. i think so much of the action right now in order to prevent the assault and to stop some of the class war, conservative class war you talk about is at the state level while a lot of attention needs to be paid -- i think president obama has been given a gift with paul ryan's gift and i think he's giving the gift with a republican field that is more and more looking like that scene in "star wars" at the bar. [laughter] >> you know, they are releasing the blue ray of all -- blu-ray episodes right before the election. [la
in states to raise the issue of afghanistan. you do it to give space to issues, not to tackle president obama, but to say put this, you know, you got to pick this up. you got to -- we're trying to change what we believe is a policy underminding your possibility as a reform president. we work hard to elect more progressive people in the congress m i'm not for primariment i think it is a destructive responsibility in 2012. you build in 2016, work to elect as many progressives into the congress...
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." >> they gave their lives for the country, troops from iraq and afghanistan laid to rest in a special section of arlington national cemetery. how their families are remembering their loved ones and honoring their sacrifices, that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> all right, and now over to marysol castro, mary i couldn't help but notice the headline on your weather board. >> glor -- ious weather on the west coast in time for the shutdown of the west coast. jeff, love you. temperatures are a little bit below normal, winds are light, 5 to 15 miles per hour. unfortunately that's not the case in the middle of the country. this is heat. 86 in fargo, 93 in fargo tomorrow, 95 in fargo sunday, this bubble of heat sits in the middle of the country at least >>> this weather report sponsored by knneutrogena rapid wrinkle repair. >>> police are using fingerprints to identify people for over a century. now a new tool technology that allows them to identify faces. as the innovation gains popularity within law enforcement it's drawing criticism for those who say it's putting privacy at ri
." >> they gave their lives for the country, troops from iraq and afghanistan laid to rest in a special section of arlington national cemetery. how their families are remembering their loved ones and honoring their sacrifices, that story tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> all right, and now over to marysol castro, mary i couldn't help but notice the headline on your weather board. >> glor -- ious weather on the west coast in time for the shutdown of the...
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renewing trident and fighting wars overseas irrespective of the cost my own view is that the war in afghanistan and the current war in libya are wrong and misjudged what people claim are about and we should actually find a way out of those pretty quickly and not make the situation in those countries worse as well as of the same time take valuable resources could go into schools and hospitals and finally you opposite number at unison the country's biggest union is stressing this wave of industrial action that carries on. are you prepared to join . we want more and more people to be involved not because we want to be on strike but because we want a government to sit up and take notice so i very much welcome the comments of their practice in unison and we want to work very closely with him and all the other trade unions in britain to ensure that when working people are making a protest the protest is hard hitting as possible because it's designed to get the government to change their minds and also look thank you very much like it. with the end of before war and the going away of the soviet union
renewing trident and fighting wars overseas irrespective of the cost my own view is that the war in afghanistan and the current war in libya are wrong and misjudged what people claim are about and we should actually find a way out of those pretty quickly and not make the situation in those countries worse as well as of the same time take valuable resources could go into schools and hospitals and finally you opposite number at unison the country's biggest union is stressing this wave of...
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we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has always been just your point. i think he was influenced by the idea that, look i'm not sure this is going to work but i'm not prepared not to the do it and see what the consequens are. i'm mo prepared to do in the this case because i've described this as a war of choice... i've described this as a war of necessity, not choice, as iq was characterized a aar choice. >> i think you're absolutely on it and what we tried to do literally in chapter 9 of this book is to describe the mind-set of obama when he was handling time and time again questions relating to afghanistan. for example, in the su
we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has...